Beshear has announced proposals in health care, education and law enforcement training that are aimed at addressing “systemic racism.” Protests over police treatment of African Americans have gone on for days across Kentucky and around the country. He says we are “living through historic times.” Beshear said he would work to find health care coverage for all African American's across the Commonwealth. He said that would likely be accomplished through a combination of Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance sign-ups.
The governor also announced added training for law enforcement and educators on implicit bias.
J. Michael Brown, secretary for the Governor's Executive Cabinet, announced that a council with the Department of Criminal Justice Training's is reviewing a curriculum in response to the calls for change across the country.
Brown says the review is looking into how current and future police officers will be trained, with a plan to develop an eight hour online course. The new course will cover numerous issues, including implicit bias, use of force, deadly force, and firearm deployment.
As mandated by state statutes, all of the training materials are governed by the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to meet the Kentucky Peace Officer Professional Standards. They will review any updated curriculum that is proposed. The Department of Criminal Justice Training's is committed to providing law enforcement with the best practices, latest technology training, as well as information to protect the communities they serve.
As of Sunday there were 70 new cases and one new death associated with the virus. As of Monday there were 120 new cases of the virus, bringing the total number of cases to 11,476.
There are currently 486 Kentuckians hospitalized with the virus, with 76 of those in the ICU. There is one new death associated with the virus, while 3,359 Kentuckians have recovered.
